Jazzmoose Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 For me, it was back in 1974, a year that will live in infamy forever, when I succumbed to top forty madness and bought the David Essex LP Rock On. As stupid as that song was, it was head and shoulders above the rest of the filler and crap that made up the rest of the album... (The official mascot for this thread: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Sgt Pepper soundtrack back in 79 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 At the time it was Yoko's 'Fly' LP......I still have it though....took 25+ years to appreciate a couple of the tracks.....can't squeeze blood from a turnip though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I can't believe you guys can pick your worst album ever. I must have a hundred of them... oof! Following the Yoko Ono thread. I have to admit that I actually like some of her albums (especially FLY ), but I still don't know why I bought the ONOBOX. One CD I purchased a while back really stunk (to me at least, allmusic.com gave it four stars ). It was John Zorn's Songs from the Hermetic Theatre. I really like a lot of Zorn's stuff, but this was just boring to me. I'd rather listen to lawn mowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I bought a Deaf School 2-fer American (Atlantic?) issue of their first two albums because I heard they were supposed to be good, or at least interesting. They weren't. Neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 The second Heltah Skeltah album, back in 1998, when it was strictly hip hop. What a piece of garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 (edited) The worst CD I bought in the last 5 years was a second hand copy of Gary Thomas' Overkill. I love his intense early JMT albums, but this is just a poor attempt at rap/funk fusion. It showed up in second hand bins significantly often. Edited May 1, 2004 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I remember picking up a Carlos Santana cd that I thought was an old concert that ended up being much newer. It was awful, with the cheesiest synthesizer I have ever heard. It actually made Carlos' best compositions unlistenable. Speaking of unlistenable, I was excited when I picked up Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix. Hell, I love Jimi, and I had heard Out Of The Cool so I was sure this would be great...I tried to like it, but no, it sucks. What happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjk Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 When I was 12 or so I bought Styx' Kilroy Was Here. I found some enjoyment in it back then - neat synth sounds and cool stereo panning (I've ALWAYS been a sucker for production) - but if I listened to it now, I'd probably vomit a vital organ. Other favorite mistakes: Yes - Tormato Larry Carlton - Discovery Miles Davis - Man with the Horn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Noj. That Gil Evans doing Hendrix was really cool if you heard it when it came out in the 70s. Unfortunately, with the cheesy synth work and the somewhat overblown arrangements(but cool for that time), it just sounds dated now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 (edited) Gil only did two of the arrangements, that's what happened. I like it ok, but THERE COMES A TIME is a significantly more fully realized album. Question: Why is an older sythesizier sound automatically "cheesy" and something like a straght-muted horn not? They're both just sounds. Edited May 1, 2004 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I actually love synth sounds, electric pianos, clavinets, etc. I have tons of cds with those instruments. The synthesizer on the Santana cd I heard was a particularly annoying one, with this high-pitch twinkling that was so weak that it killed every song on the cd. The Gil Evans...it sounds muddled to me. Whatever it is about Jimi's music that I find appealing was lost in translation here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I have bought a lot of bad ones, unfortunately. But I can't recall any worse than the series of albums Chet Baker recorded with the Mariachi Brass for World Pacific. Those stunk real bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I hang my head. Needless to say, the local secondhand store found it amongst their stock not long after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I have bought a lot of bad ones, unfortunately. But I can't recall any worse than the series of albums Chet Baker recorded with the Mariachi Brass for World Pacific. Those stunk real bad You bought the whole SERIES??? All at once, I hope.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Gotta disagree with Brownie! I have a couple of Mariachi Brass albums, and like them for what they are - a knock off of the Tijuana Brass. Strictly pop music, fun not serious. My biggest disappointment was an Yngve Malmsteen record. I had read that he was a terrific guitarist, so I sprung for his latest album and it was pretty stupid. I gave it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I hang my head. Needless to say, the local secondhand store found it amongst their stock not long after. Hey, I actually liked some tunes when that one came out. Today I'd probably only put it on if you pay me for it, but ... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Among jazz albums, Frank Foster "Here and Now", on Catalyst, from 1976. Good players (Richard Williams, Harold Mabern, Freddie Waits, Artie Webb, Roland Prince, David Lee, and an inaudible Azzedin Weston) play uninspired over tepid disco beats. Avoid it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Hemophiliac --- John Zorn/Mike Patton/Ikue Mori Just a bunch of noise. Just because something is a limited edition doesn't mean it's good. Got rid of it after three listens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Gil only did two of the arrangements, that's what happened. I like it ok, but THERE COMES A TIME is a significantly more fully realized album. Question: Why is an older sythesizier sound automatically "cheesy" and something like a straght-muted horn not? They're both just sounds. All in the ear of the behearer I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibes Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Gary McFarland - Soft Samba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I'm sure that like most of the people on the board I "roll the dice" when it comes to music purchases and some of the time it comes up snake eyes. Two that come to mind occured with in a short period of time from one another . The first was from former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan. I put that on and it sounded like fucking Hermans Hermits. I didn't even finish the first side I put in the closet and hoped the closet monster would devour it. The second was the first Journey album. It had Neal Schon,Gregg Rolie and Aynsley Dunbar on it and I wondered well how bad can it be. I soon found out how bad it could be but at least I didn't have to endure that hideous Steve Perry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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